Business Analyst (Finance)

Finance Business Analyst

Assignment type: 6 month contract (outside IR35)

We are looking for a Finance BA to support an International Cash and Treasury Management project.The Business Analyst will be responsible for all requirements, business process analysis and documentation and support change activities related to the Initiation phase of this project.

Core deliverables

Working with the PM and business SMEs to analyse processes, gather and refine requirements, and gain approval. Producing clear documentation such as process maps, data models, gap analyses, and training materials.

Business Processes

• Full documentation of “as is” and “to be” process and data flows for all Treasury activities, validated and signed off by business stakeholders
• Lead the consolidation of all TMHCC international bank account feeds into the PS Treasury module for complete data accuracy and visibility

Requirements Documentation

• Production of FSDs / Use Cases / User Stories as required
• Production of user story acceptance criteria
• Review of existing applications on the current landscape for potential quick, tactical solutions identified and implemented in parallel PeopleSoft, Pega, Anaplan and Bottomline (new module)
• Analyse automated actual cash reporting via bank statements - automatic transaction tagging (AI learning), overall visibility of cash positions
• Analyse the automation of cash forecasting including AI / Machine Learning capability where possible - Short- and Medium-Term Forecasts
• Produce gap analyses between a full treasury Solution versus systems already on our current landscape e.g. PeopleSoft, Pega / Pega Blueprint & Anaplan
• Additional requirements: Bank Mandate Management, Maximising income on excess funds, Bank account rationalization
• Creation and sign-off of non-functional requirements with solution architecture and the business

Production of the following analytical outputs:

• Clear “As-Is” Treasury Process Pack
  • Bank statement processes
  • Forecasting processes (short & medium term)
  • Payment & collection processes (where relevant)
  • Process and data flow diagrams

• Bank Feed & Data Landscape Assessment
  • Bank account inventory
  • Gap Analysis

• Current Landscape Capability Review
  • Capability heatmap
  • List of tactical quick wins - ranked by effort vs impact

• Cash Reporting & Forecasting Gap Analysis
  • Documented current forecasting process
  • Accuracy analysis (if data available)
  • Manual effort quantification
  • Articulation of what PeopleSoft can / cannot do
  • Outline design (e.g. Tagging, Short Term Forecasting)

• Strategic Recommendation Paper
  • Current state maturity assessment
  • Cost-of-inefficiency estimate
  • Tactical improvement roadmap (6-12 months)
  • Recommendation for current landscape system or RFP

Solution Design Collaboration

• Work with Solution Architecture on the solution design with specific focus on how business requirements trace to the elements of the solution design.
• Communicate the solution design to the business, achieve consensus and agreement on the implementation plan.
• Requirements traceability matrix created with solution architecture against the solution design.

Change Management support:

• Participation and leading (where appropriate) in working groups, presenting items relating to requirements to the team.
• Leading the facilitation of workshops
• Owning project communications related to BA activities to keep relevant stakeholders informed
• Completion of change impact assessments, specifically for the organisation, process, and people to understand areas for implementation focus
• Working with the business, helping staff adapt to the new processes or systems (ensuring a smooth rollout)
• Leading training activity through workshop facilitation, show and tells, creation of training material and Standard Operating Procedures. Delivery and agreement of training material with key business stakeholders
• Contribute and help execute the communication plan, owned by the Project Manager.
• Acting as a liaison, translating business needs into technical specifications and vice-versa.

Early Testing support

• Responsible for authoring testing scenarios that are an accurate and specific representation of the business requirements, with traceability.